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acácia amarela Tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery.
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I now learn that this very mimosa ( Acacia farnesiana) originates in tropical America, and was undoubtedly unknown in ancient Egypt.
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Acacia Farnesiana: A, leaf during the day; B, the same leaf at night.
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Although the pinnae of Acacia Farnesiana do not converge much, they sink downwards.
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Occasionally the longer axes of the several ellipses extend in different directions, of which Acacia Farnesiana offered a good instance.
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A bush of Acacia Farnesiana appears at night as if covered with little dangling bits of string instead of leaves.
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Acacia Farnesiana (Tribe 22).-Thedifferent appearance presented by a bush of this plant when asleep and awake is wonderful.